The original Broadway production, opening in 1982, was the second production of Cats, and re-worked and developed the experimental concepts of the original London production the year before. The original Broadway production became the model for many further productions throughout the 1980s and 90s. However the 2016 Broadway revival is not descended stylistically from the original Broadway show, but from the UK tradition.
The Broadway production was heavily advertised initially, including an extensive series of photos held in the New York Public Library, however later years saw many photos re-used from earlier shoots and the published programme remained featuring the original cast until the show closed in 2000.
1982 Original Cast[]
Alonzo
Bombalurina
Bustopher Jones
Carbucketty
Cassandra
Coricopat
Demeter
Etcetera
Genghis
Griddlebone
Grizabella
Growltiger
Gus
Jellylorum
Jellylorum
Jellylorum
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Jellylorum
Jellylorum
Jellylorum and Mistoffelees
Jellylorum and Mistoffelees
Jennyanydots
Macavity
Mistoffelees
Mistoffelees
Munkustrap
Munkustrap
Munkustrap
Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer
Old Deuteronomy
Plato
Pouncival
Rum Tum Tugger
Rumpus Cat
Sillabub
Skimbleshanks
Tantomile
Tumblebrutus
Victoria
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Subsequent Casts[]
Pyramid, 1983 Tony Awards
Pyramid, 1983
Pyramid, 1983
1985
Bill Nolte as Old Deuteronomy
Paige Dana and Joe Antony Cavise as Rumpleteazer and Mungojerrie
Claudia Shell as Victoria
Anna McNeely as Jennyanydots
Rick Sparks as Tugger
Bryan Batt as Munkustrap
Bryan Batt as Munkustrap
Lillias White as Grizabella
Roger Kachel as Mungojerrie, Maria Jo Ralabate as Rumpleteazer
Laurie Beechman as Grizabella
Liz Callaway as Grizabella
Kayoko Yoshioka as Victoria
Betsy Chang as Demeter
Betsy Chang as Demeter
Hans Kriefall as Alonzo
Julius Sermonia as Misto
Jacob Brent as Misto
Jacob Brent as Misto
Jacob Brent as Misto
Ken Prymus as Deut
Marlene Danielle as Bombalurina
Marlene Danielle as Bombalurina
Marlene Danielle as Bombalurina
Marlene Danielle as Bombalurina
Michael Gruber as Munkustrap
Michael Gruber as Munkustrap
Michael Gruber as Munkustrap
1997
Emily Hsu as Demeter
Meg Gillentine as Cassandra
Alaine Kashian as Sillabub
Alaine Kashian as Sillabub
Nina Hennessey as Jellylorum
Richard Poole as Gus and Nina Hennessey as Jellylorum
Christopher Gattelli as Pouncival
Pouncival and Plato, 1997
Randy Bettis as Tumblebrutus
Philip Michael Baskerville as Plato
Jamie Patterson as Plato
Nadine Isenegger as Victoria
Final show
Finale 2000
Julius Sermonia as Mistoffelees
Jaymes Hodges as Macavity
Jaymes Hodges as Plato
9th anniversary (1991)[]
1991 - 9th anniversary cast
1991 - 9th anniversary playbill
6,138th show (1997)[]
6,138th show (1997)
6,138th show (1997)
6,138th show (1997)
6,138th show (1997)
6,138th show (1997)
Alonzo
Bombalurina
Cassandra
Coricopat
Demeter
Grizabella
Gus/Growltiger
Jellylorum
Jennyanydots
Mistoffelees
Mungojerrie
Munkustrap
Old Deuteronomy
Plato
Pouncival
Rumpleteazer
Rum Tum Tugger
Sillabub
Skimbleshanks
Tantomile
Tumblebrutus
Victoria
Ken Page in the audience
Swings backstage
Aftershow ceremony
Aftershow ceremony
Aftershow ceremony
Aftershow ceremony
Press Photos[]
Original cast
Original cast
Original cast
Original cast
Original cast
Original cast on Newsweek
Original cast in Time Magazine
1990s Broadway Poster, Ken Prymus as Old Deuteronomy
1984
Terrence V. Mann as Tugger
Jane Bodle as Demeter
Timothy Jerome as Asparagus
Laurie Beechman as Grizabella
Claude R Tessier as Munkustrap
Kevin Marcum as Old Deuteronomy
Anna McNeely as Jennyanydots
Bonnie Simmons as Jellylorum
Herman W. Sebek as Mistoffelees
Denise DiRenzo as Sillabub
Michael Scott Gregory as Skimbleshanks
Cynthia Onrubia as Victoria
Brian Sutherland as Alonzo
Marlene Danielle as Bombalurina
Steven Gelfer as Carbucketty
René Clemente as Coricopat, Whitney Kershawas Sillabub, Cynthia Onrubia as Victoria, and Christine Langner as Etcetera
Screenshots[]
1983 Tony Awards Performance
Alonzo and Tumblebrutus
Donna King Bombalurina
Donna King Bombalurina
Terrence Mann
Marlene Daniella Demeter
Betty Buckley Grizabella
Betty Buckley Grizabella
Betty Buckley Grizabella
Victoria Swing (Carbucketty) Cassandra
Stephen Hanan Gus
Bonnie Simmons Jellylorum
Timothy Scott Mistoffelees
Munkustrap and Chorus Tugger
Harry Groener Munkustrap
Ken Page Old Deuteronomy
Ken Ard Plato
Full Company
Whitney Kershaw Sillabub
Whitney Kershaw Sillabub
Whitney Kershaw Sillabub
Reed Jones Skimbleshanks Stephen Hanan Gus
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Steven Hack Swing Carbucketty
Robert Hoshour Tumblebrutus
Cynthia Onrubia Victoria
1983 Cats Commercial
Donna King as Bombalurina
Donna King as Bombalurina
Donna King as Bombalurina
Steven Gelfer as Carbucketty
Anna McNeely as Jennyanydots
Héctor Jaime Mercado as Alonzo
Kenneth Ard as Macavity
Timothy Scott as Mistoffelees
Timothy Scott as Mistoffelees
Ken Page as Old Deuteronomy and Cynthia Onrubia as Victoria
Terrence V. Mann as Rum Tum Tugger
Herman W. Sebek as Pouncival
Herman W. Sebek as Pouncival
Christine Langner as Etcetera and Reed Jones as Skimbleshanks
Ken Page as Old Deuteronomy and Betty Buckley as Grizabella
1983 Broadway commercial
1983 Broadway commercial
1983 Broadway commercial
1983 Broadway commercial
1983 Broadway commercial
Macy's Thanksgiving Parade 1983
December 1984 Department of Transportation Safety PSA
Charlotte d'Amboise as Cassandra
Kelli Ann McNally as Rumpleteazer
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Cindi Klinger as Bombalurina
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Danny Rounds as Skimbleshanks
January 1984 "I Love NY" Commercial
1985 "Rum Tum Tugger" Music Video
1986 Anti Smoking PSA
April 1991 Telethon
September 1999 Today Show Performance
Brooklyn Bridge Performance (July 4, 1986)[]
Reading Rainbow (1989)[]
Screenshots from the 1989 "Duncan and Dolores" episode of Reading Rainbow. Footage was also used for 1998 "Work Song" which included additional footage of the longest running cast
Swing
Loni Ackerman Grizabella
Loni Ackerman Grizabella
Pouncival and Mistoffelees
Jennyanydots
Jennyanydots
Old Deuteronomy
Pouncival
Rumpleteazer
Sillabub
Skimbleshanks
Tantomile
Victoria
Victoria
51st Annual Tony Awards[]
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2000 BC/EFA Calendar[]
Missy Lay Zimmer as Victoria
David Hibbard as Rum Tum Tugger
Linda Balgord as Grizabella
Abe Sylvia as Munkustrap, Stephanie Lang as Cassandra
Marlene Danielle as Bombalurina
Roger Kachel as Mungojerrie, Maria Jo Ralabate as Rumpleteazer
Owen Taylor as Skimbleshanks
Jimmy Lockett as Old Deuteronomy
Carol Dilley as Jennyanydots, Christopher Gattelli as Pouncival
Bethany Samuelson as Sillabub
Steve Geary as Plato
Marlene Danielle as Bombalurina
Hans Kriefall as Alonzo
Angel Caban as Demeter
Rehearsals[]
OBC
OBC
OBC
OBC
OBC
OBC
OBC
OBC
OBC
OBC
OBC
OBC
Backstage[]
Original Cast[]
Recording the cast album
OBC with Trevor on opening night
Backstage at the 1983 Tony Awards
Backstage at the 1983 Tony Awards
Whitney Kershaw
Reed Jones
Kenneth Ard
Herman Sebek
Robert Hoshour
Herman W. Sebek
Cynthia Onrubia
1980s[]
1983 Cast in Tigress Perfume Ad
Backstage with Frank Zappa and family, 1983
Backstage with Tom Selleck, 1983
Backstage with Tom Selleck, 1983
Backstage with Tom Selleck, 1983
Backstage with Brian Wilson, 1984
Bake Sale, 1987
Bake Sale, 1987
1987
Steven Hack as Coricopat (cover) and Jane Bodle as a Swing
Steven Hack as Coricopat (cover)
Robert Hoshour and Joe Anthony Cavise
Joe Anthony Cavise
Robert Hoshour and Bob Morrisey (cover)
Ramon Galindo
Michael Scott Gregory and Ramon Galindo
Nora Brennan (cover)
Nora Brennan (cover) and Valerie C Wright
Timothy Jerome
Sundy Leigh Leake and Joe Anthony Cavise
Joe Anthony Cavise
Joe Anthony Cavise as Mistoffelees (cover) and Sundy Leigh Leake as Tantomile
Denise DiRenzo as 'Greycat'
Paige Dana as Etcetera
Christina Kumi Kimball as Cassandra and Paige Dana as Etcetera
Kevin Marcum as Young Deuteronomy and Brian Andrews as 'Spike'
Steven Hack with cast
Jamie Patterson
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Brian Andrews as Macavity with T. Michael Reed
Jay Poindexter as Tumblebrutus
Robert Mantano
Laurie Beechman
Bill Nolte and Laurie Beechman
Marlene Danielle and Jane Bodle
Marlene Danielle and Jane Bodle
Paige Dana and Joe Anthony Cavise
Paige Dana and Ray Roderick
2000th show, 1987
Broadway Cares Easter Bonnet 1987
Marc Hunter as Alonzo (cover) with Jack Magradey
Nora Brennan as Bombalurina (cover)
